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Review of Scottish Culture. Home: European Ethnological Centre @celtscotued @LLCatEdinburgh. Founded '84 online re-launch '24 Submissions: [email protected] ed.ac.uk/literatures-la… Edinburgh, Scotland Joined February 2023-
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Some teaser shots from our short film by @sonjab_photo! Support our short film by grabbing a perk at indiegogo.com/projects/faith… & sharing the tweet! #behindthescenes #scotland #mythologymonday #folklore #fantasy #crowdfunding #scottish #actress #indiefilm #musicians #music
We are very excited that @EdinTradfest launches this Fri 3 May 🎉 This also signals the opening of FISHING, an exhibition by Stephanïe Vandëm which runs @ScotStoryCentre until 15 June as part of the TRACS Tradfest programme 🐟 Read more about FISHING: bit.ly/FishingbySteph…
The rescue of Prince Charles Edward Stuart by frigates from France, in the Autumn of 1746 was the culmination of 5 months of frantic activity. 5 early attempts at escape failed as the determined Hanovarian authorities pursued their quarry. 📖 acairbooks.com/product/books/… #Acair
Folk on Foot producer @bawdynan gets into a tight spot to record @jackieoates and @squeezyjohn for our latest episode, out now. That’s what we call dedication to your art! 🎧 Listen at pod.fo/e/232994
Photograph of oil rig construction site at Nigg. A black and white photograph of two liners, at Nigg Pier, used as living quarters for construction workers in the 1970s.
Kickstarter update! Thank you to everyone who has supported! We are so close to our first mini target of £1,500- 20% of our overall goal. Please share widely and let people know about the project. Also, if you're able to pledge the kickstarter is below- kickstarter.com/projects/cgreg…
Early Bird registration for the 4th World Congress of Scottish Literatures, 3-7 July 2024, @UoNEnglish, closes on Tuesday 30 April. 🐦 scotlit-iassl.org/2024/04/25/reg…
🎙️ The @Saltire_Society Aberdeen and North East Branch invites you to 'Voices from the Scottish Diaspora' by Professor Marjory Harper on Thursday 25th April at 19:30. Contact Ian Russell to receive the Zoom link.
Many thanks to Prof. Patrick Scott @ScottpScottp for his review of our project website in the latest edition of the Burns Chronicle @EdinburghUP! Check out the review here: euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.33… and our wonderful website here: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk
Great insight into the history of our Beam Engine!
In the latest issue of The Scottish Historical Review @ScotHistReview you'll find articles on: - The myth and history of The Dál Riata - The Scottish Militia Issue and the Anxious Origins of Highlandism ...plus more! euppublishing.com/toc/shr/103/1
Doc Rowe features in magazine articles, a BBC documentary repeat, and an exhibition 26-28 April in Padstow--where our national treasure will be filming the May Day celebrations, as he usually does. More details at folklore-society.com/blog-post/feat…
Arlo - An Leòmhann nach Caidleadh 🦁 Leabhar air leth snog a tha feumail do dh' òigridh a tha ga fhaighinn doirbh a dhol a chadal. - - - Ideal for bedtime and especially helpful for little ones who have trouble going to sleep. 📘 acairbooks.com/product/books/… #Acair #leughcòmhla
Birds of a feather... create incredible 4-part harmonies! 🐦 Born from a mutual love of birds and kitchen discos, @birdvoxmusic is a brand new band with a debut at #EdinTradfest24. Expect velvet #harmonies, considered vocal stylings, and lively #beats. 🎟️ bit.ly/4aKl99K
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐛? On 1 May, join us online for a virtual tour of the Edinburgh building at the heart of our new project, and share your ideas for how the space can best serve you: sites.google.com/horizonsresear…
#OnThisDay 1710 Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid was born. He was founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, key player in Scottish Enlightenment & joint founder of Royal Society of Edinburgh. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1769 edition of his "An Inquiry into.../👇
Far from being mundane, pews can be an excellent source of social history. A quick revisit to an East Lothian kirk today allowed us to record some graffiti on the pews that may have been the handiwork of bored and bold youngsters from a nearby Church of Scotland children's home.
The countdown is on ✨FIVE DAYS ✨until the SHRT competition for our Early Career Researcher Article Prize opens. See our website for more information: scottishhistoricalreview.org/news/scottish-…
This week's wee daunder #DoonMemoryLane takes us all the way back to the Gala in 1973! The Gala Queen served for one year (with her attendants as required) - it was an honour to be picked, and competition was stiff!
Our teaser trailer from 2023 & our 2 behind the scenes sneak peeks from Catriona Phillips from our full short film shoot in Scotland in March & April. Made possible by YOU! We can’t wait for you all to see this film! #folklorethursday #shortfilm #fairytales #folklore #scottish
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For today's post ahead of our #OnlineExhibition launch, we're sharing an interview with May MacCormack! Appearing in a BBC article, May is an expert on the history of Sanquhar knitting, travelling to America as part of the ‘Smithsonian Folk Life Festival’! edin.ac/3Uy0gIY
We are very excited that @EdinTradfest launches this Fri 3 May 🎉 This also signals the opening of FISHING, an exhibition by Stephanïe Vandëm which runs @ScotStoryCentre until 15 June as part of the TRACS Tradfest programme 🐟 Read more about FISHING: bit.ly/FishingbySteph…
The rescue of Prince Charles Edward Stuart by frigates from France, in the Autumn of 1746 was the culmination of 5 months of frantic activity. 5 early attempts at escape failed as the determined Hanovarian authorities pursued their quarry. 📖 acairbooks.com/product/books/… #Acair
Tulips to complement the colours of #NationalTabbyDay
Folk on Foot producer @bawdynan gets into a tight spot to record @jackieoates and @squeezyjohn for our latest episode, out now. That’s what we call dedication to your art! 🎧 Listen at pod.fo/e/232994
Photograph of oil rig construction site at Nigg. A black and white photograph of two liners, at Nigg Pier, used as living quarters for construction workers in the 1970s.
Early Bird registration for the 4th World Congress of Scottish Literatures, 3-7 July 2024, @UoNEnglish, closes on Tuesday 30 April. 🐦 scotlit-iassl.org/2024/04/25/reg…
🎙️ The @Saltire_Society Aberdeen and North East Branch invites you to 'Voices from the Scottish Diaspora' by Professor Marjory Harper on Thursday 25th April at 19:30. Contact Ian Russell to receive the Zoom link.
Many thanks to Prof. Patrick Scott @ScottpScottp for his review of our project website in the latest edition of the Burns Chronicle @EdinburghUP! Check out the review here: euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.33… and our wonderful website here: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk
Great insight into the history of our Beam Engine!
#MiningHeritage - Straitsteps Lead Mine, Wanlockhead c.1890. The Wanlockhead beam engine was built in around 1870 to pump water from the Straitsteps lead mine beneath. It was in action for about 40 years, until around 1910. @WLHLeadMining ow.ly/ZyYi50R6ta6
In the latest issue of The Scottish Historical Review @ScotHistReview you'll find articles on: - The myth and history of The Dál Riata - The Scottish Militia Issue and the Anxious Origins of Highlandism ...plus more! euppublishing.com/toc/shr/103/1
Doc Rowe features in magazine articles, a BBC documentary repeat, and an exhibition 26-28 April in Padstow--where our national treasure will be filming the May Day celebrations, as he usually does. More details at folklore-society.com/blog-post/feat…
Arlo - An Leòmhann nach Caidleadh 🦁 Leabhar air leth snog a tha feumail do dh' òigridh a tha ga fhaighinn doirbh a dhol a chadal. - - - Ideal for bedtime and especially helpful for little ones who have trouble going to sleep. 📘 acairbooks.com/product/books/… #Acair #leughcòmhla
Birds of a feather... create incredible 4-part harmonies! 🐦 Born from a mutual love of birds and kitchen discos, @birdvoxmusic is a brand new band with a debut at #EdinTradfest24. Expect velvet #harmonies, considered vocal stylings, and lively #beats. 🎟️ bit.ly/4aKl99K
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐛? On 1 May, join us online for a virtual tour of the Edinburgh building at the heart of our new project, and share your ideas for how the space can best serve you: sites.google.com/horizonsresear…
#OnThisDay 1710 Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid was born. He was founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, key player in Scottish Enlightenment & joint founder of Royal Society of Edinburgh. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1769 edition of his "An Inquiry into.../👇
Far from being mundane, pews can be an excellent source of social history. A quick revisit to an East Lothian kirk today allowed us to record some graffiti on the pews that may have been the handiwork of bored and bold youngsters from a nearby Church of Scotland children's home.
Office today …official launch of Stirling’s 900th birthday year, at Stirling Castle and a lone piper pays homage to Robert the Bruce! @StirlingAWS